Joseph Matheny and Jane Sterrett

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Husband Joseph Matheny ¹

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            AKA: Joseph Metheny 2
           Born: 15 Oct 1808 - Lawrence Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 18 Apr 1838 - near Wurtemburg, Lawrence Co, PA 1 2
 Cause of Death: Fever
         Buried: 

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         Father: Moses Matheny (1780-1841/1845) 3 4
         Mother: Hannah Nye (1787-1854) 2 4 5

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       Marriage: 1835 2

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   Other Spouse: Mary McGregor (      -      ) 1 2 - 1835 2

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Wife Jane Sterrett ²

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            AKA: Jane Sterrit 1
           Born:  - Butler Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 30 Apr 1838 2
 Cause of Death: Fever
         Buried: 

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         Father: Samuel Sterrett (      -      ) 2
         Mother: Elizabeth Wright (      -      ) 2

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Children

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1 M David Metheny ²

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            AKA: Dr. David Matheny 6
           Born: 16 Oct 1836 - near Wurtemburg, Lawrence Co, PA 7
     Christened: 
           Died: 4 Jun 1897 - Mersine, Asia Minor 7
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Emma Gregg (      -1876) 7
           Marr: 1862 7

         Spouse: Mary Ellen Dodds (1849-Aft 1914) 8

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2 F Elizabeth Metheny ²

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Theodore Sherrard (      -Bef 1914) 2

         Spouse: [Unk] Myers (      -      ) 7

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General Notes: Husband - Joseph Matheny

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He lived on the paternal farm in his youth, attended the public schools, and soon after his marriage, bought a farm near Wurtemberg, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, which he cultivated until his death. He and his (second) wife both died of fever.
He was a member of the Covenanter Church, to which his family also belonged.

1 Aaron L. Hazen, 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1908), Pg 813.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 203.

3 Editor, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 285.

4 Aaron L. Hazen, 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1908), Pg 813, 357.

5 Editor, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 285, 293.

6 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (SW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 207.

7 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 204.

8 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 204, 206.